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Microsoft Access Version Features and Differences Comparison Matrix

Microsoft Access debuted in 1992 and recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary. Over the decades,
Microsoft Access evolved with a large number of enhancements, database formats and discontinued features.

On this page, we try to summarize some of the major differences by version. For details on individual builds, visit our page:

Version Comparison Matrix

Here are the Microsoft Access versions, when they were released, the Operating Systems they explicitly support, and features.
The older versions generally work on newer operating systems but is not officially stated on Microsoft's web pages.

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